Chapter 73 The Conflict Between Sand Shinobi Village And The Country Of Rain Intensifies

"Fortunately, I can still drag my body with only half a life left back to the camp. Most people don't have such ability."

The battle between the Sannin and Sansho Hanzo wasn't so miserable, but don't forget that they were three people, while Hatake Sakumo was just one person.

It's pretty good to achieve such results.

"Oh, it seems I should congratulate him."

Orochimaru smiled playfully, and when Shigeru handed over a glass tube, he couldn't help but ask: "A new type of poison?"

"Um."

Shigeru sat on a chair, rubbing his aching temples. He worked during the day, got off work at night, and was dragged to study Sage Jutsu in the middle of the night. It was not a good life. He was severely deprived of sleep, and his mental state was not very good.

"It's not new. It was taken out of Sakumo-senpai's body and has something to do with Sansho Fish. You should study this thing."

After finishing his sentence, Shigeru fell asleep in less than twenty seconds.

Orochimaru raised his head and wondered: Is the work in the medical room already so busy?

It doesn't feel like it.

"In other words, the sacrifice of people in the village is much greater than that of Konoha?"

When she first arrived at the camp, Chiyo needed to control everything in the camp and all the intelligence on the battlefield.

Listening to the report from her subordinates, Chiyo's eyebrows were almost tangled together. So far, the three major ninja villages—Sand Shinobi Village, Konoha, and Iwa Ninja Village—have each invested nearly a thousand ninjas in the Land of Rain.

In the melee between several parties, the sacrifice ratio of Sand Shinobi Village was much greater than that of Konoha, which Chiyo did not want to see.

The ninjas sent out to ambush and fight head-on suffered higher casualty rates compared to the other villages. What does this mean?

It explained that the ninjas trained in Sand Shinobi Village were not as skilled as those from Konoha.

It's no wonder Chiyo was upset.

Picking up the record scroll and examining it carefully, Chiyo suddenly sneered: "Ha! Konoha's preparations are quite thorough, with all kinds of antidote potions arranged."

Hateful!

Is having a lot of money such a big deal?

If Sand Shinobi Village were as wealthy, would they still have started this war?

At this moment, Chiyo was envious and jealous.

Among the five major ninja villages, Sand Shinobi Village was not known for overwhelming strength in combat. However, in terms of grassroots combat, Konoha ninjas clearly had the upper hand, and Sand Shinobi Village excelled only in small-scale skirmishes.

When larger forces clashed, Iwa Ninja Village's Earth Style Legion proved to be ferociously powerful.

Many ninjas in Sand Shinobi Village were adept at using poison, but Konoha had prepared extensively to neutralize this advantage by deploying antidote potions.

This careful preparation meant that Sand Shinobi Village's primary advantage had been rendered ineffective, leading to significant losses.

"What does it mean that our teams keep disappearing?" Chiyo's frown deepened.

The news was not promising.

"It's Rain Shinobi Village," the reporting ninja gritted his teeth and cursed. "Since the conflict escalated into a war, the Rain Shinobi Village forces have been targeting us, especially Sansho Hanzo."

The Three Great Shinobi Villages were engaged in a chaotic free-for-all, but Rain Shinobi Village acted like a rogue entity, fighting indiscriminately against all sides. Sand Shinobi Village seemed to bear the brunt of their hostility.

This was not surprising. Third Kazekage had humiliated Sansho Hanzo by trying to treat him like a subordinate, an insult Hanzo clearly had not forgotten.

"Hmph, this old poisoner will regret it sooner or later," Chiyo muttered.

She understood why Sand Shinobi Village was being targeted. It was all because of Third Kazekage's arrogance.

Now, Rain Shinobi Village was seeking revenge, with Sansho Hanzo leading the attacks personally.

"Since he wants to target the village, we'll respond in kind."

Sand Shinobi Village had its pride. If they didn't fight back, their reputation would suffer.

Others might fear Sansho Hanzo, but Chiyo did not. She resolved to deliver a sharp counterattack.

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Konoha Camp

Shigeru, who had not slept enough, was roused from his slumber to attend a meeting.

Nara Luxin, sitting at the head of the room, pointed at a map with a stick.

"According to intelligence from the village, the conflict between Sand Shinobi Village and Rain Shinobi Village has intensified in recent days."

The map displayed circles representing villages and towns in the Land of Rain.

"In just a few days, all villages and towns in the Land of Rain have been attacked and plundered by Sand Shinobi Village. Except for the Daimyo's estate and Rain Shinobi Village, all other locations have suffered."

Sand Shinobi Village's retaliation had been swift and brutal. Chiyo personally led forces to attack villages and towns, sparing no one except the Rain Shinobi Village stronghold and the Daimyo's estate, which were too difficult to target directly.

Now, the Land of Rain was effectively in ruins.

Civilians in the Land of Rain suffered countless casualties. Even those who survived the attacks faced a bleak future in a ravaged battlefield.

The Land of Rain had turned into a hell on earth.

The situation had escalated to this point far sooner than anyone had expected, and the blame lay squarely on Danzo's reckless meddling.

It was Danzo who had manipulated events, sharing intelligence with Sansho Hanzo to create chaos.

If it weren't for his actions, the war might have unfolded more gradually.

Without Danzo's interference, Sansho Hanzo would not have sought an alliance with Sand Shinobi Village, only to be humiliated by Third Kazekage. That insult had sparked the current crisis.

On the surface, Sansho Hanzo seemed to fight indiscriminately, but in reality, his attacks focused heavily on Sand Shinobi Village.

Now the ninja world was suffering from the ripple effects of Danzo's schemes.

"Sand Shinobi Village has gone too far. War should not target civilians," someone at the meeting exclaimed.

"Exactly."

"If Sand Shinobi Village had any conscience, they wouldn't have started this war!"

Many voices criticized Sand Shinobi Village's actions.

Shigeru found the situation darkly amusing. Sand Shinobi Village's actions were despicable, but Konoha wasn't much better. Did these people forget who they were?

Shigeru wasn't a saint, but he couldn't help but see the irony in their outrage.

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